Gia uses a 5 grade hierarchy for cut.
Diamond cut grade excellent.
And a diamond with an excellent cut has to have excellent or at least very good symmetry as well.
Gia s approach to diamond cut grade is a proportion based quality system and relies upon a 2 dimensional system to determine a diamond s cut grade.
Most people are satisfied and feel safe in purchasing a diamond w gia excellent cut grade.
If you are searching for a round brilliant diamond only search for ideal excellent grade diamonds.
Excellent very good good fair and poor.
The golden rule is to choose excellent ideal cut diamonds to achieve superb sparkle.
How gia grades diamond cut quality for round diamonds.
This short video explains the gia cut scale and how gia classifies round brilliant cut diamonds with a cut grade ranging from excellent to poor by factoring in a range of parameters including the diamond s proportions culet size girdle thickness polish and symmetry descriptions.
Ideal and excellent are the highest cut grade obtainable from ags and gia respectively.
Cut grade is the most important factor in determining the overall appearance of a diamond because a poorly cut diamond will seem dull even with excellent clarity and color.
For the most brilliance and beauty only consider round brilliant diamonds with an excellent cut.
That said i would advise you to go for a very good symmetry grade.
Gia diamond cutting grades for round diamonds range from excellent to poor.